Exam Details
| Subject | History of Indian Economy | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master of Arts in History | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 4
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
MHI-OS HISTORY OF INDIAN ECONOMY
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Time 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer any five questions ill about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION
1. Critically examine the Marxist interpretation of colonial historiography. What is the neo-liberal critique of Marxist historiography?
2. Discuss chief characteristics of Harappan cities.
3. In what ways did the agrahara and Bmhmadeya grants help in the agrarian expansion in South India?
4. State the presence of different categories of cultivators in the medieval period.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Early use of Iron Technology
Irrigation in early medieval period
Organisation of Karkhana mode of production in the medieval period
Abwabs/cesses in the medieval period
SECTION -II
6. Discuss the growth of coinage during the medieval period.
7. What was the socio-economic impact of commercialisation during the colonial period
8. 'Early colonial forest policy was governed by commercial rather than conservation needs'. Comment.
9. Write a critical note on economic reforms in India since 1991.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Decline of ports in the eighteenth century
Pre-eolonial Tribal economy
Indian response to scientific knowledge in the colonial period
Leather industry in the 19th century
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
MHI-OS HISTORY OF INDIAN ECONOMY
o
Time 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer any five questions ill about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION
1. Critically examine the Marxist interpretation of colonial historiography. What is the neo-liberal critique of Marxist historiography?
2. Discuss chief characteristics of Harappan cities.
3. In what ways did the agrahara and Bmhmadeya grants help in the agrarian expansion in South India?
4. State the presence of different categories of cultivators in the medieval period.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Early use of Iron Technology
Irrigation in early medieval period
Organisation of Karkhana mode of production in the medieval period
Abwabs/cesses in the medieval period
SECTION -II
6. Discuss the growth of coinage during the medieval period.
7. What was the socio-economic impact of commercialisation during the colonial period
8. 'Early colonial forest policy was governed by commercial rather than conservation needs'. Comment.
9. Write a critical note on economic reforms in India since 1991.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Decline of ports in the eighteenth century
Pre-eolonial Tribal economy
Indian response to scientific knowledge in the colonial period
Leather industry in the 19th century
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- Ancient and Medieval Societies
- Evolution of Social Structures in India Through the Ages
- Historiography
- History of Ecology and Environment: India
- History of Indian Economy
- Modern World
- Political Structure in India